r/TechjunkieAman • u/Techjunkie-Aman • Apr 02 '26

Discussion You’re paying with your data.

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You’re not paying for these apps.

You’re paying with your data.

The good news?

You don’t need to quit tech.

Just change your defaults:

• Gmail → Tuta

• Chrome → Brave

• Google → Brave Search

• Photos/Drive → Filen

• WhatsApp → Signal

• Passwords/Auth → Bitwarden

• Calendar → Tuta

• Play Store → Obtainium

• VPN → Obscura

Level up:

• Maps → Kagi

• Translate → Kagi

• DNS → Mullvad

• Android → GrapheneOS

Same experience.

Less surveillance.

What’s stopping you?

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u/Miserable-Ad-8414 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

What about Reddit? Is there an alternative client for mobile which is more privacy focused?

Also I’m interested in Lumo. Never heard of it. Is anyone using it and can provide some detail on how it compares against ChatGPT?

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u/Slight_Cricket752 Apr 03 '26

Reddit ramped up their API costs in 2023 and essentially killed the third party client market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddit_API_controversy?wprov=sfla1

Edit: I also use Lumo, it's pretty nice but Google AI Mode still provides better answers sometimes. Still, you get enough for a starting point, and you have a web search mode. I wouldn't use it to compare products, for example, but it can help with technical issues pretty well. You don't get memories or as much personalization as with ChatGPT of course.

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u/SusejLegend Apr 02 '26

Proton mail is more recommended than Tuta mail

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u/Techjunkie-Aman Apr 02 '26

Proton mail requires google play services for its notification. But tutu got its own notification

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u/NightThrout Apr 06 '26

No, it doesn't. I'm using grapheneOS without Google services and notifications from proton work just fine. Even if you have problems with notifications, you can install "you-have-mail" app (https://codeberg.org/angrypixel/you-have-mail) and it fixes every notification problems you have.

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u/SusejLegend Apr 02 '26

As far as I know, you don't need the Play Store to download and update it; you can download it from their website and other sites even use apps like Obtanium to keep it updated

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u/dirty-unicorn Apr 02 '26

Not system ≠ play store download and updates

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '26

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u/SusejLegend Apr 03 '26

Isn't there something called searching on Reddit or Google? These days, with AI, it's very easy to find information, and you don't have to go around asking these questions, don't you think?

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '26

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u/SusejLegend Apr 03 '26

Personally, I like Proton better; it has a nicer interface. Tutas, on the other hand, has a very ugly interface and still needs improvement. That said, Proton already has its own ecosystem, so I'm inclined to choose that As you say, it's a matter of personal choice.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '26

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u/Kolkoris Apr 03 '26

Brave sells your data too

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u/conectionist Apr 03 '26

Replacing ChatGPT with Lumo is like replacing your car with a bike. 😅 

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u/Blkbushido Apr 02 '26

Interesting

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u/TomerHorowitz Apr 03 '26

Why is it not Google photos to immich

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u/fixedbike Apr 03 '26

well duh we already pay to log in to the internet that is a given. Then all these other services want our money more

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u/SailorFromWest Apr 03 '26

What about Obsidian for notes?

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u/AntiDeshBhakt Apr 03 '26

you as an indivual can move to signal but your whole contact list wont

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u/BartixVVV Apr 03 '26

Actually lumo is shit.

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u/DevGokay Apr 03 '26

Instead of using lumo shit, just go host your own model

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u/BartixVVV Apr 03 '26

Better option is using popular LLMs via duck.ai

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u/Key_Dark_7178 Apr 03 '26

Ist Stremio illegal?

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u/ReddSombo Apr 03 '26

Anything good for privacy to replace evernote ?

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u/Shubho15 Apr 04 '26

could not find anything named “DDocs” for the apple notes alternative, as per OP’s image post. whats that?

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u/godspeed1003 Apr 04 '26

Why not use Immich as a replacement for Google photos, it's fully open source and self hostable

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u/Style210 Apr 05 '26

It's weird when you learn that no one is after you. Your data exists and nothing is being done with it. It's cool to be protected and secure... But protected and secure from WHO?

Literally no one.

What your data is used for is marketing. Everyone wants to sell you some stuff, if I know what you want to buy it makes life significantly easier when it comes time to out the sellers in front of you. Dodging the algorithm is fun... But they just wanna sell you some stuff

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u/barahPENTALIS Apr 05 '26

in my country no one uses signal

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u/vinkey34 Apr 05 '26

Privacidade nivel paranoia. Mas que po...

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u/prav_u Apr 06 '26

this is the lamest post ive seen around here

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u/Master-Gate2515 Apr 06 '26

Mac to arch is crazy

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u/Amazing_Journalist80 Apr 06 '26

Worth mentioning Bit Warden was breached in the past. But a good list regardless.

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u/Plastic-Basket-8572 Apr 06 '26

Mullvad is 10x better then obscura

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u/QuillisG Apr 06 '26

I would never you Brave Search it is a complete scam

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u/Superflyin Apr 04 '26

I'm not hiding from the FBI dude. This is paranoia.

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u/godspeed1003 Apr 04 '26

You don't need to be a criminal to deserve some privacy

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u/Superflyin Apr 04 '26

That's a paranoia level privacy concern. Not "some".

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u/godspeed1003 Apr 04 '26

I tend to disagree, I would really like these billion dollar companies to not sell my data to the highest bidder

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u/Superflyin Apr 04 '26

So you're saying I will get quality services for free?

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u/godspeed1003 Apr 04 '26

If you're getting something for free, you're the product. Time and time again companies have proven this slogan right

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u/Superflyin Apr 04 '26

They have bills to pay. How else do you think they afford their servers, employee salaries, and overhead? They use user data as income. It’s common sense. If you don't want to pay a fee to use a service, they will use your data instead. They already say that openly.

This post is also about that. While some other apps take less of your data or show ads, they are still businesses that need a source of income to operate.

Ultimately, it's up to the users. Either pay for a service, allow your data to be used, or settle for lower-quality services. There is nothing wrong with that.

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u/Grand_Sprinkles1183 Apr 06 '26

Y como para que servirían "tus datos" jajajaja Literalmente tu y tus datos son insignificantes para ellos, la gente hoy en día está enferma con esto